slap in the face
Example Sentences
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It turns your gift into a slap in the face with a wet fish.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026
"That feels like the ultimate slap in the face because the NHS inadvertently caused my infertility," she says.
From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026
“What happened to you was not miraculous,” he tells her, and the contention is to her tantamount to a slap in the face.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026
Instead, they got a slap in the face.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 30, 2025
“Well, there’s a slap in the face of the Elf King! Ghohg is returning your gift! Ha! To show he’s displeased! What an insult!”
From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin
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